Repeated offences under articles R. 1337-3 and R. 1337-4 are punishable in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Criminal Code.
The following is punishable by a fine for a fifth-class offence 1° The fact, during a professional activity or a cultural, sporting or leisure activity organised on a regular basis or subject to authorisation, and for which the conditions of exercise relating to noise have not been laid down by the competent authorities, of being at the origin of neighbourhood noise exceeding the limit values for overall emergence or spectral…
Any person who makes a particular noise, other than those covered by article R. 1337-6, that is likely to cause a nuisance to the peace and quiet of the neighbourhood or to human health under the conditions set out in article R. 1336-5 is liable to a fine for a fourth-class offence.
Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in articles R. 1337-6 and R. 1337-7 are also liable to the additional penalty of confiscation of the thing that was used or intended to be used to commit the offence or of the thing that is the product of the offence.
Knowingly facilitating, by aid or assistance, the preparation or consumption of the offences referred to in articles R. 1337-6 and R. 1337-7 is punishable by the same penalties.
Legal entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in this section shall be liable, in addition to a fine as set out in article 131-41 of the French Criminal Code, to confiscation of the thing that was used or intended to be used to commit the offence or of the thing that is the product of…
Repeated offences under article R. 1337-6 are punishable in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.
In addition to the officers mentioned in article R. 1312-1 , under the conditions set out in articles R. 1312-2 to R. 1312-7, other municipal officers are authorised to record and investigate neighbourhood noise offences under the conditions set out in articles R. 571-92 to R. 571-93 of the Environment Code.
Officers appointed as radiation protection inspectors pursuant to articles R. 1333-168 and R. 1333-169 may be authorised, by the administrative authority that is entitled to appoint them, to investigate and record the breaches provided for in article L. 1337-1-1 falling within their remit, in accordance with the procedures provided for in articles R. 1333-168 to R. 1333-171.
Agents authorised under the conditions provided for in article R. 1337-11 shall take an oath, before the judicial court in whose jurisdiction their administrative residence is located, to perform their duties faithfully and well, to observe in all respects the duties imposed upon them and not to reveal or use information protected by law that has come to their knowledge in the course of their duties. The clerk of the…
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